Bill would make Cardinals official baseball team of Missouri

[pstokely]

Source: KSDK

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri is the official home of two excellent major league baseball teams with two dedicated and enthusiastic fan bases, but a state legislator wants to make one team a little more "official" than the other.

A bill filed in the Missouri State House last week would make the St. Louis Cardinals the official baseball team of Missouri.

The bill, filed by Representative Courtney Allen Curtis, states simply:

"The St. Louis Cardinals, which can trace its history in Missouri back to to 1882, are selected for and shall be known as the official baseball team of the state of Missouri."
Royals fans, who celebrated a World Series win just four months ago, are not happy about the proposal.

Read more: http://www.ksdk.com/sports/mlb/cardinals/bill-would-make-cardinals-official-baseball-team-of-missouri/99612871

[malthaussen]

1. So much for the Browns.

My biggest reaction to this proposal: why? Why does a legislator even want to waste time on such a stupid bill?

-- Mal

[liberal N proud]

2. What do the people of Kansas City have to say about that?

[underpants]

3. Rider added to make the Rams the official team of L. A.

Man, that is a smack in the face to Royals fans.

[Roland99]

4. yeah...sounds like a productive use of state gov't time and resources

[marmar]

5. So glad they're busy working on issues of importance to the people.

[oberliner]

8. Courtney Allen Curtis has done a lot of work on issues of importance to the people

It's the news media and twitter-spehere that make hay out of silly things like this and ignore the actual important work that he has done for the people of Missouri, specifically in Ferguson where he is from.

You can go to his website to see all of the legislation that he has sponsored or co-sponsored during his time in office.

[EV_Ares]

18. That may be but this does not appear to be one of them & besides whatever it is, it is divisive & we

have enough of that in this country.

[oberliner]

19. But it's amazing how much more coverage this meaningless bill gets

In comparison to the numerous actual pieces of legislation that he has sponsored or co-sponsored which really impact people living in his state.

[Loki]

6. I don't think so

I'm a Royals fan and from Kansas City, and it's either both or neither!

[LisaM]

30. Why can't they have an official NL team and an official AL team?

In a state lucky enough to have a team from each league, why not have both?

[benld74]

7. Dumb bill, more important stuff awaits, but MO congress, does little anyway

[oberliner]

9. He has worked on a lot of important stuff

It just doesn't get mentioned in the press the way silliness like this does.

[Cassiopeia]

10. It's a good thing they're focusing on the important issues.

I don't know how the citizens of Missouri have been able to survive without an official team for so long.

[oberliner]

11. Rep. Curtis has been very focused on important issues

No one covers that sort of thing though. This kind of story gets the clicks.

[logosoco]

12. A waste of time!

Why do we need an official baseball team? And I say that as a life long Cardinals fan.

Now, if they want to change the state bird to a cardinal from a bluebird, I can understand that. I don't see bluebirds very often, but I see cardinals every day.

But, then again, there are more important things to be working on.

[tabasco]

13. Thank goodness for government taking care of important public business.

This particular dumbass is a Democrat.

[oberliner]

15. Courtney Allen Curtis is not a "dumbass"

He has been taking care of quite a lot of important public business during his time in office.

Stupid crap like this makes the news, though, while the "important public business" gets ignored.

[tabasco]

16. I'll take your word for it,

but this was a dumbass move that makes him look like a dumbass.

[oberliner]

17. I agree that the bill is silly

But it's not actually being considered. No hearing date. Not on the calendar. It's not like they are debating it on the floor or anything.

It isn't actually interfering with any state business in any way.

[Demit]

23. It made the news because a lawmaker did it. "The news" didn't make it up.

Even if writing this bill took no time away from his other, important, public business, he had to know how frivolous it would look. Is "the news" duty-bound to suppress some of his actions because they look stupid?

[oberliner]

24. He sponsored dozens of other bills so far this year

And many more in past years. The "news" decides which ones to give attention to and which ones to ignore.

[tekriter]

14. As a Cardinal fan since six months before my birth...

..I think this is embarrassing.

[camelfan]

20. Meanwhile, the Cowboys are still America's Team...

...nice gig if you can get it.

[Sky Masterson]

21. That's bullshit!

Forever Royal!

[valerief]

22. I hate the cardinals. They keep body-slamming into my windows. I've stopped them

by crapping up my windows with stick-ems and shiny ribbons. I can't see why Missouri would want them, but I don't understand why they'd want Roy Blunt either.

[yurbud]

25. Are they going to buy a controlling share of the team?

Otherwise, they could leave the state and become the Duluth or Pocatello Cards whenever they want.

[oberliner]

26. I very much doubt that the Cardinals will be moving to Duluth or Pocatello

That seems highly unlikely.

[SmittynMo]

27. Big cards fan here

I live in the outskirts of St Louis and a big fan. Yes, the Cards fan base is awesome and it's always cool to see them play.

But pulling this shit about the official team of the state? Even I know how absurd this is. Must be a republicant thing. I can't picture a dem wanting this. Who knows. I'm sure there's more to this story.


WTF is going on in society today?

[olddad56]

28. This is a meaningful piece of legislation, like how can a state get by without an official baseball?

[Dont call me Shirley]

29. MO would be making a huge mistake by debasing the 2015 Worlds Series winners, KC Royals!

Whose stupid fucking idea was this?!

[Nac Mac Feegle]

31. I lived in Iowa for a few years, back in the mid-'90's

(The counties of Iowa are laid out in a grid pattern.)

There was a joke that Iowa could cede the bottom tier of counties to Missouri, and it would double the average I.Q. of both states.

I had to fly out of Kansas City a few times, and the big "local product" sold in the airport was the "You May Be a Redneck..." books and tapes of Jeff Foxworthy. Kind of seemed to give an idea of the mindset of the are.

[yellowcanine]

32. That is just stupid and will piss off half the state.

Why do that?